Rowland Southern

Rowland Southern
Born 1882
Adlington, Lancashire
Died December 13, 1935(1935-12-13)
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality English
Occupation Marine biologist

Rowland Southern (1882 - 13 December 1935)[1] was an English aquatic biologist who specialised in the study of the fresh-water and marine life, particularly segmented worms (Annelida) of Ireland. He trained in England as a chemist and upon moving to Dublin received a post with the City Analyst.[2] In 1906 he began work at the Natural History Museum in the city, transferring to the Fisheries branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Information in 1911.[3] In 1919 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector of Fisheries, a post he held until his death.

References

  1. ^ "Rowland Southern (1882-1935)". Journal du Conseil. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. 1936. pp. 2. http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/11/1/3. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
  2. ^ "Obituary, Mr. R. Southern". Nature. Nature Publishing Group. 1936-02-22. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v137/n3460/abs/137305a0.html. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
  3. ^ Whyte, Nicholas (1999). Science, colonialism, and Ireland. Cork: Cork University Press. pp. 104. ISBN 9781859181850. http://books.google.ie/books?id=RO0NVX6hMyEC&pg=PA104&dq=%22rowland+southern%22&lr=&as_brr=3#PPA104,M1. Retrieved 2009-05-29.